US$ 106M Ogle to Eccles road has two-years timeframe

By David Papannah On In Guyana News |
Former President Donald Ramotar (second from left) along with ministers of Public Works Juan Edghill, Deodat Indar, India’s High Commissioner Dr. K. J. Srinivasa and Ashoka Build Con director Ashish Kataria turning the ground at Mile Zero, Ogle for the construction of the road (Photo by Orlando Charles)
Former President Donald Ramotar (second from left) along with ministers of Public Works Juan Edghill, Deodat Indar, India’s High Commissioner Dr. K. J. Srinivasa and Ashoka Build Con director Ashish Kataria turning the ground at Mile Zero, Ogle for the construction of the road (Photo by Orlando Charles)

After years in the pipeline, a US$106.3 million contract was yesterday signed between the government and Indian company Ashoka Build Con for a road link between Ogle, East Coast Demerara and Eccles, East Bank Demerara (EBD) and it could be finished in two years.

The four-lane thoroughfare will be built from the intersection of the Ogle Airstrip Road and the Rupert Craig Highway (ECD) towards Haags Bosch, Eccles, EBD.

Minister within the Ministry of Public Works Deodat Indar said that the project would see the construction of a 7.8-kilometre, four-lane road, with each lane being 3.6 meters wide. In addition to a median, the road will also feature sidewalks and supporting structures. Another feature of the road will be a connector to the Eccles access road.